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Reimbursement and value-based pricing: stratified cost-effectiveness analysis may not be the last word.
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PMID:  20568075     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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During recent discussions, it has been argued that stratified cost-effectiveness analysis has a key role in reimbursement decision-making and value-based pricing (VBP). It has previously been shown that when manufacturers are price-takers, reimbursement decisions made in reference to stratified cost-effectiveness analysis lead to a more efficient allocation of resources than decisions based on whole-population cost-effectiveness analysis. However, we demonstrate that when manufacturers are price setters, reimbursement or VBP based on stratified cost-effectiveness analysis may not be optimal. Using two examples - one considering the choice of thrombolytic treatment for specific patient subgroups and the other considering the extension of coverage for a cancer treatment to include an additional indication - we show that combinations of extended coverage and reduced price can be identified that are advantageous to both payers and manufacturers. The benefits of a given extension in coverage and reduction in price depend both upon the average treatment benefit in the additional population and its size relative to the original population. Negotiation regarding trade-offs between price and coverage may lead to improved outcomes both for health-care systems and manufacturers compared with processes where coverage is determined conditional simply on stratified cost-effectiveness at a given price. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors:
Neil Hawkins; David A Scott
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health economics     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1099-1050     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Econ     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-01     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9306780     Medline TA:  Health Econ     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  688-98     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Oxford Outcomes, Oxford, UK. neil.hawkins@oxfordoutcomes.com.
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